Robin Cottage, The Village, Alciston, Polegate, BN26 6UN

Robin Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Alciston, Polegate, Polegate (BN26 6UN). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include notable views and outbuildings. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Held since September 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £515,000 sits 87.3% above the 2004 sale of £275,000. 17 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 2 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include new windows and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An application is currently awaiting a decision. At 105 m² it's 22.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 10 EPCs).